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An estimated $500 worth of clay dishes in the basement of The Fly Arts Center were smashed within the past three weeks, a Shelbyville police report said. Entry was gained by bending a tin piece, according to police. A Fly official told police would be repaired to prevent future entry...

Former county mayor Eugene Ray, who won state acclaim for strengthening the county’s financial management and worked to bring the county more options for higher education, died Wednesday at age 82. Ray left office at the end of August 2018 after 12 years as Bedford County’s first African-American county mayor and 28 years before that as a county commissioner. He chaired the county commission for years as a commissioner and continued to chair it as mayor....

Many children who’ve enjoyed H.V. Griffin Park’s “Celebration Station” playground over the years are grown now. In a public forum Monday night, Shelbyville Parks and Recreation Department officials explained how it’s time for an upgrade. Several city officials, including Shelbyville Mayor Wallace Cartwright and City Manager Shanna Boyette, attended. Park board members were present as well as Dan Jackson, former Shelbyville Parks and Recreation employee, now a state recreation specialist...

Lisa Marie Sutton was frustrated over the alleged condition of a house trailer she was renting and repairing on Peacock Lane. Sutton, 36, allegedly expressed her feelings by setting the trailer on fire Monday, Bedford County detectives and fire investigators said...

A car was stolen from a Cliffside Drive home Wednesday while the owner briefly went inside. The owner told Shelbyville police the silver 2008 Ford Focus had been left unlocked with keys in the ignition while she cleaned the interior. Its value was listed as $6,000...

First of two parts Five female students of Shelbyville Flight Academy — all under age 25 — are about to change the course of aviation. According to Joe Roberts, instructor and owner of the flight academy, only about 6 percent of licensed pilots in this country are female. Through his school at Shelbyville Municipal Airport, he’s trying to change those stats...

Three people ran from Walmart with more than $180 worth of picnic food and supplies last Saturday, police were told by a loss prevention specialist Thursday. Two men and a woman took everything from A to Z — asparagus to zucchini, along with meat and soft drinks. One man scanned a card as if he was going to pay then cancelled the transaction as they were leaving...

Bedford County Mayor Chad Graham and county commissioners Greg Vick and Brian Farris attended the White House Inter-Governmental Affairs Conference last week in Washington D.C. Graham called the meeting "an eye-opening experience." "The President's Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, spent over thirty minutes discussing issues that directly affect rural counties like community revitalization, disaster recovery, economic development and the opioid crisis which is affecting everyone in this country," said Graham in a news release.. ...

TNReady scores released today by the Tennessee Department of Education show that more than half the schools in Tennessee – 56 percent – improved their growth scores through Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) from the previous year, with 41 percent of all schools earning a level 4 or 5 TVAAS rating which measures year-to-year growth...

A young Bedford County boy has been honored by the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office for calling 911 on behalf of a family member during a medical crisis. James “Jasper” Small “kept his wits and composure by getting on the phone and calling 911 for immediate medical help,” the BCSO said. “He then guided the first responders to where the individual was. His action potentially prevented a tragedy.” Jasper was presented him with a BCSO commendation for bravery and a BCSO challenge coin and patch.

To the Editor: I wrote previous opinions on climate change on June 22,2019 and June 29,2019. In the rebuttal to the 29th article (7/5/19), I was addressed as someone who "didn't have a basic understanding of climate science." That struck a nerve with me, but I swallowed my pride and decided to do some more study on the subject. ...